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...heard of the South Beach (Florida) diet. Now get ready for the latest plans from California's Sonoma County and New York City's Park Avenue. Based on the particular tastes of each locale, these new regimens aim to make dieting more palatable by mixing snob appeal with an occasional glass of Pinot. Here's a look at the "destination diets" and a few other weight-loss books worth sampling...
...heard of the South Beach diet. Now get ready for the latest pound-shedding plans from Sonoma County and Park Avenue. Based on each locale's particular tastes, these new regimens aim to make dieting more palatable by mixing snob appeal with an occasional glass of Pinot. Here's a look at the "destination diets" and a few other weight-loss books worth sampling...
...Sonoma Diet by Dr. Connie Guttersen (Meredith) Been eating since Thanksgiving like there's no tomorrow? Have no fear-the diet police have arrived. But this time, there's no weighing, no measuring, no calorie counting, and no keeping track of points. Those are the promises of the Sonoma Diet, named after Sonoma County, north of the San Francisco Bay. That region, says the author, is the idyllic home of healthy, sensuous eating, the Western Hemisphere's version of the Mediterranean diet. Gourmet portion control is the secret here. Eschew sugar and processed foods; instead, gravitate towards wholesome whole grains...
Wrapsacks, left, a line of reusable gift bags, makes the case for Earth-friendly wrapping alternatives. And it's clearly the choice if you're regifting. More traditional gift bags for wine from Williams-Sonoma, right, and Hold Everything, far right, come in vintage-style linen or faux croc...
...mailed, more than 64 for each person in the U.S. In addition to Victoria's Secret, Forest Ethics has singled out Sears, J Crew and L.L. Bean for poor paper practices. Companies generally argue that recycled paper costs more or looks worse than nonrecycled paper. But Dell and Williams-Sonoma have started switching to recycled paper with little, if any, noticeable change in expense or quality. And for a catalog industry that manages a feeble 2.5% average response rate, adding recycled content to bulk mailings is unlikely to do much harm, Paglia argues, and may help boost a company...